KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 5,893 cases involving the leakage and misappropriation of subsidised diesel, petrol and cooking oil were recorded nationwide, with seizures worth RM82.85mil between 2023 and October this year.
The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry said the cases were recorded between Jan 1, 2023 and Oct 31, 2026.
"Based on statistics for the period, a total of 5,893 cases were recorded nationwide, involving seizures of goods worth RM82.85mil," it said in a written parliamentary reply to Datuk Seri Rosol Wahid (PN-Hulu Terengganu) on Thursday (Nov 12).
Rosol had asked for statistics on cases involving the leakage and misappropriation of subsidised diesel, petrol and packaged cooking oil since 2023, broken down by state, as well as the number of arrests and punishments imposed.
Diesel accounted for the highest number, with 2,763 cases involving seizures worth RM59.67mil.
"For diesel, Sarawak recorded the highest number of cases at 623, with seizures worth RM22.39mil, followed by Sabah with 363 cases involving seizures worth RM7.65mil and Kedah with 308 cases worth RM3.77mil," it said.
For petrol, Kelantan recorded the highest number at 786 cases, involving seizures worth RM351,872, followed by Sabah with 629 cases worth RM2.05mil and Perlis with 130 cases worth RM96,263.
The ministry said 1,408 cases involving subsidised packaged cooking oil were recorded, with seizures worth RM17.74mil.
"Sabah recorded the highest number of cases involving packaged cooking oil at 254, with seizures worth RM631,494, followed by Kelantan with 220 cases involving seizures worth RM877,883 and Perak with 137 cases worth RM204,355," it said.
The ministry said diesel, petrol and packaged cooking oil were controlled and subsidised goods under the Control of Supplies Act 1961, which empowered it to take legal action against parties involved in their leakage and misappropriation.
It said enforcement would be intensified through intelligence-based operations, greater use of data, closer monitoring and strategic cooperation between agencies.
"The High-Level Inter-Agency Coordination Committee to Combat Leakage and Smuggling (JTPAP) was also activated on March 11, 2026, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof," it said.
The ministry added that Ops Tiris, which began in 2023, had been strengthened into Ops Tiris 4.0 (Integrated), with closer cooperation among enforcement bodies and relevant government agencies from March 16, 2026.
